Jun 05 Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as U.S. firm cuts service By Associated Press Venezuelan authorities have jailed three executives of DirecTV because the U.S. company cut off its services to the South American country last month, citing U.S. sanctions against the socialist government. Continue reading
Dec 19 At least 15 million TV viewers watch impeachment vote By David Bauder, Associated Press The ratings seemed to justify decisions made in network executive suites about coverage of the impeachment vote. Both CBS and ABC left the debate to air entertainment coverage, while NBC stuck with the news. Continue reading
Dec 12 How streaming, diversity, #MeToo propelled TV decade of change By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Nothing is the same, whether it’s how much television we consume; how and where we do it; who gets to make it. Continue reading
Dec 09 ‘Marriage Story’ leads Golden Globe Award nominations By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Netflix dominated Monday's nominations with four films vying for best film in the drama and comedy or musical categories: “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story," “”The Two Popes" and “Dolemite Is My Name.”… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 3:34 Adrienne C. Moore’s Brief But Spectacular take on the characters in her life Adrienne C. Moore is an actress best known for her role in the Netflix TV series “Orange is the New Black.” During her first theater performance, she immediately noticed the way the show affected the audience emotionally. Moore opens up… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:56 Comedy writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel’s Brief But Spectacular take on late night Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel write for the show “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and perform regularly on the long-running comedy program. But although humor is their livelihood, identifying the line between entertaining and offending an audience is no laughing… Continue watching
Nov 22 WATCH: Tom Hanks on how he became Mister Rogers By Jeffrey Brown, Joshua Barajas Tom Hanks plays Rogers in the new film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which centers on the friendship between the namesake of the long-running PBS TV series and his real-life journalist friend Tom Junod. Continue reading
Nov 06 ‘Sesame Street’ turns 50 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press This first episode of “Sesame Street” — sponsored by the letters W, S and E and the numbers 2 and 3 — aired in the fall of 1969. The show was designed by education professionals and child psychologists with one goal: to… Continue reading
Oct 30 ‘Friday’ actor-comedian John Witherspoon dies at 77 By Associated Press The actor had a prolific career, co-starring in three "Friday" films, appearing on "The Wayans Bros." television series and voicing the grandfather in "The Boondocks" animated series. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 5:06 John Hodgman’s new book explores the gift of losing status By Christopher Booker From frequent flyer programs to customer loyalty rewards to secret clubs, there are many ways some Americans chase status. But to author and comedian John Hodgman, losing that status can be as illuminating as the journey. Hodgman recently spoke to… Continue watching